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Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)
Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)

Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)

Date5/17/1983
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  • Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place last night to fill the Forum's seats at an enthusiastically received concert.
  • Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place last night to fill the Forum's seats at an enthusiastically received concert.
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    Sounds of Henry Mancini. The hills surrounding the Forum at Ontario Place were alive with the sounds of Henry Mancini last night, and over 12,000 fans(...)
    Sounds of Henry Mancini. The hills surrounding the Forum at Ontario Place were alive with the sounds of Henry Mancini last night, and over 12,000 fans(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    7/13/1981
    Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
    Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
    Cooper, David
    5/18/1983
    He's a real pro. Singer Bobby Vinton got close to his fans at a chilly Forum in Ontario Place yesterday and gave the few hundred who turned up a polished, professional performance they appreciated
    He's a real pro. Singer Bobby Vinton got close to his fans at a chilly Forum in Ontario Place yesterday and gave the few hundred who turned up a polished, professional performance they appreciated
    Slaughter, Mike
    5/15/1983
    Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
    Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    5/18/1985
    Sweet sound: Judy Collins fans - more than 8,000 of them - ignored the near-30C temperature and humid air to pay homage to the well-loved singer who appeared at The Forum at Ontario Place
    Sweet sound: Judy Collins fans - more than 8,000 of them - ignored the near-30C temperature and humid air to pay homage to the well-loved singer who appeared at The Forum at Ontario Place
    Collins, Judy, 1939-
    7/19/1980
    California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
    California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
    Faught, Ken
    7/19/1984
    Orbison casts spell at Forum. While Molson Indy tries shrieked and squealed at Exhibition Place over the weekend, Roy Orbison crooned, soared and grow(...)
    Orbison casts spell at Forum. While Molson Indy tries shrieked and squealed at Exhibition Place over the weekend, Roy Orbison crooned, soared and grow(...)
    McConnell, Colin
    7/20/1986
    Andre Agassi, 20, in hot pink bicycle pants and flowing mane, yesterday displays the winning style that's captured the hearts of female tennis fans. A(...)
    Andre Agassi, 20, in hot pink bicycle pants and flowing mane, yesterday displays the winning style that's captured the hearts of female tennis fans. A(...)
    Agassi, Andre
    7/26/1990
    Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night
    Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night
    Bock, Tony
    7/11/1984
    From the air, the Forum at Ontario Place last night looked like a sea of bodies as more than 25,000 young fans of K
    From the air, the Forum at Ontario Place last night looked like a sea of bodies as more than 25,000 young fans of K
    Goode, Jeff
    7/26/1977
    Freezing fans: Just two days ago chilly fans bundled up in winter coats and blankets and huddled together while waiting in line at Exhibition Place for tickets to a Pink Floyd concert
    Freezing fans: Just two days ago chilly fans bundled up in winter coats and blankets and huddled together while waiting in line at Exhibition Place for tickets to a Pink Floyd concert
    Spremo, Boris
    3/21/1988
    New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)
    New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)
    Martha and the Muffins (Musical group)
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